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Horton Tower – Canford Bridge loop from Merley

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Horton Tower – Canford Bridge loop from Merley

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Horton Tower – Canford Bridge loop from Merley

03:34

58.6km

460m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 55.5 km for 86 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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11.9 km

Horton Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

The pathway leading to Batchelor's lane from the Tower is easy to cycle past. Heading South East from the Tower (downhill), as soon as you see a hedge in the …

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22.0 km

Cranborne Garden Centre

Highlight • Cafe

Homemade biscuits!

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25.3 km

Wimborne St Giles Village and Church

Highlight • Religious Site

St. Giles Church is the parish church for the village of Wimborne St Giles in Dorset. It has a rich and complex history, marked by several rebuilds, a major fire, …

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30.4 km

Tree-Lined Avenue in Cranborne Chase

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

This is a stunning, almost art row of trees, quiet road and not too steep if you are going up. Links to many quiet back roads.

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37.8 km

Tarrant Rushton Airfield War Memorial

Highlight • Historical Site

Most people who pass by such a war memorial commemorating the victims will not have experienced the horrors of war firsthand. A dialogue invented by the writer Paul Harding might …

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53.4 km

Wimborne Minster is an atmospheric market town with a 1300 year old church of cathedral-like proportions. the stained glass windows, the organ with trumpets above and the astronomical clock alone are worth a visit.

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56.8 km

Canford Bridge

Highlight • Historical Site

After all, the bridge is from 1813.

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58.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

53.1 km

2.07 km

1.71 km

806 m

552 m

304 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

45.1 km

12.8 km

378 m

155 m

123 m

Elevation

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Highest point (90 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

Weather

Tuesday 1 September

21°C

14°C

85 %

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Max wind speed: 28.0 km/h

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Horton Tower – Canford Bridge loop from Merley

Horton Tower

Cranborne Garden Centre

Wimborne St Giles Village and Church

Tree-Lined Avenue in Cranborne Chase

Tarrant Rushton Airfield War Memorial

Cowgrove Road

Wimborne Minster

Canford Bridge

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